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Adam Frazier’s go-ahead, two-run homer highlighted a four-run eighth inning, and the host Kansas City Royals ended the Seattle Mariners’ 10-game successful streak with Wednesday evening’s 7-5 victory.
After J.P. Crawford gave Seattle (83-69) a 4-3 lead along with his solo homer off Lucas Erceg (8-4) within the high of the eighth, the Royals (76-76) rallied within the backside of the body. Matt Brash (1-3) walked Salvador Perez to open the inning, then Frazier despatched a drive simply contained in the left-field foul pole to place Kansas City forward.
Carter Jensen delivered an RBI single, and Bobby Witt Jr. added a run-scoring double to cap the eighth-inning scoring for the Royals, who evened this three-game set by successful for the third time in 10 video games.
Perez clubbed a three-run homer within the first and Carlos Estevez, Kansas City’s seventh pitcher of the evening, allowed three hits and a run within the ninth, however recorded his main league-leading fortieth save. Cole Ragans returned from a strained rotator cuff to make his first begin since June 5 for Kansas City, and allowed solely Eugenio Suarez’s two-run homer whereas throwing 62 pitches over 3 2/3 innings.
Suarez entered amid an 0-for-32 stoop, however was 4-for-4 with three runs scored. Seattle’s Bryce Miller yielded three runs on eight hits in 5 innings with two walks and 4 strikeouts.
Seattle, within the combine for the AL West title, suffered their first loss since Sept. 5. The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers on Wednesday to return in entrance of the Mariners within the AL West by a half sport.
Staked to that 3-0 lead, Ragans, who struck out the facet within the first, walked Jorge Polanco to open the second inning, then Suarez adopted by clearing the left-center subject wall to make it a 3-2 contest.
The Royals stranded the bases loaded within the backside of the third and Vinnie Pasquantino was thrown out making an attempt to attain from second on Frazier’s single to finish the fifth inning.
Then within the seventh, Suarez doubled off Angel Zerpa, went to second on Josh Naylor’s floor out and scored through a Mitch Garver sacrifice fly to middle subject for the tying run.
Kansas City middle fielder Kyle Isbel exited after the second with left hamstring discomfort.
–Field Level Media
